Computers

Here is some data about the few computer builds I have done during the years.

Chii | 2004-ish

Not my first computer, but the first one I actually did something to. Originally a Fujitsu Siemens prebuilt setup.

  • GPU: ATI Radeon 9200SE
La'ia mark I | 10/2006

The first computer I built myself. Case is Antec P150.

  • Case: Antec Performance P150
  • PSU: Antec NeoHE420W
  • Mobo: Asus A8N-SLI
  • CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 2.2GHz
  • Cool: Zalman CNPS9500
  • GPU: Club3D GeForce 8800GTS 320MB
  • RAM: 2GB, Kingston DDR 200MHz 2x1GB
  • Storage: 500GB, 250GB and 200GB HDDs
La'ia Mark II | 06/2009

An 'upgrade' of the mark I. In reality, only the case, PSU and harddrives were spared, everything else is new. GPU was too big, so the HDD cage had to be modified a little.

  • Case: Antec Performance P150
  • PSU: Antec NeoHE420W
  • Mobo: Asus P5Q-Pro
  • CPU: Intel C2D 8400 3Ghz @ 3.6GHz
  • Cool: Xigmatek HDT-S963
  • GPU: XFX GeForce 275GTX
  • RAM: 4GB, OZD Platinum DDR2 1066MHz 2x2GB
  • Storage: 500GB, 250GB and 200GB HDDs
La'ia Mark III | 03/2011

Mark II hardware moved to a new case, Fractal Design R3, with a new PSU and HDDs

  • Case: Fractal Design Define R3
  • PSU: Corsair HX620W
  • Mobo: Asus P5Q-Pro
  • CPU: Intel C2D 8400 3Ghz @ 3.6GHz
  • Cool: Xigmatek HDT-S963
  • GPU: XFX GeForce 275GTX
  • RAM: 4GB,OZD Platinum DDR2 1066MHz 2x2GB
  • Storage: 320GB, 2x500GB, 2x1TB HDDs
    • 5/2012 - GPU upgraded to Asus GTX 570, designated Mark III
La'ia Mark V | 10/2013

New setup to retire the over four years old Mark III/IV.

  • Case: Fractal Design Define R3
  • PSU: Fractal Design Newton R3 600W
  • Mobo: Gigabyte Z87X-D3H
  • CPU: Intel i5 4670K 3.4Ghz
  • Cool: Noctua NH-U14S
  • GPU: Asus GeForce GTX 570
  • RAM: 16GB, Kingston HyperX Beast DDR3 1600MHz 2x8GB
  • Storage: 320GB, 2x500GB, 2x1TB HDDs, MSI GeForce 8600GS for secondary monitors
    • 12/2016 - GPU upgraded to GTX 1060 6GB
    • 07/2017 - 250GB SSD and 2x2TB HDD storage
La'ia Mark VI | 03/2020

Man, over six and a half years.

  • Case: Fractal Design Define R3
  • PSU: Fractal Design Newton R3 600W
  • Mobo: Asus Prime X570-P AM4
  • CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
  • Cool: Noctua NH-U14S
  • GPU: Asus GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
  • RAM: 32GB, G.Skill Ripjaws V, DDR4 3200MHZ CL16, 2x16GB
  • Storage: WD Black SN750 250GB SSD, Samsung 860 EVO 250 GB SSD, 2x2TB HDD